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Bailiffs salary in Kentucky

The median bailiffs in Kentucky earns $30,760 a year, 46% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,139 a month.

10th percentile
$28,920
25th percentile
$29,590
Median percentile
$30,760
75th percentile
$35,800
90th percentile
$44,340

Based on 760 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$25,665 take-home a year
Gross pay$30,760
Federal income tax−$1,511
Social Security + Medicare−$2,353
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,230
Monthly take-home$2,139
Every two weeks$987

Does it go far here?

$34,118Median pay in Kentucky is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($967 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kentucky

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Anesthesiologists$347,960
Physicians, All Other$327,390
Family Medicine Physicians$248,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$241,530
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$179,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$169,390

All bailiffs salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky